Genesis 38
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Genesis 38:27-29

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28וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בְלִדְתָּ֖הּve.lid.Tahwhen gave birth sheH9003H3205H9044וַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-and he put outH9001H5414יָ֑דYada handH3027וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she tookH9001H3947הַמְיַלֶּ֗דֶתham.ya.Le.detthe midwifeH9009H3205וַתִּקְשֹׁ֨רva.tik.Shorand she tiedH9001H7194עַל־'al-onH5921יָד֤וֹya.Dohand hisH3027H9023שָׁנִי֙sha.Nia scarlet threadH8144לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559זֶ֖הzehthis oneH2088יָצָ֥אya.Tza'he came outH3318רִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahfirstH7223
29וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961כְּמֵשִׁ֣יבke.me.Shivwhen [he was] withdrawingH9004H7725יָד֗וֹya.Dohand hisH3027H9023וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H9002H2009יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came outH3318אָחִ֔יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH9001H559מַה־mah-how!H4100פָּרַ֖צְתָּpa.Ratz.tayou have made a breachH6555עָלֶ֣יךָ'a.Lei.khaon yourselfH5921H9031פָּ֑רֶץPa.retza breachH6556וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and someone calledH9001H7121שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034H9023פָּֽרֶץ׃Pa.retzPerezH6557
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